How much did you get paid in this field!?

Hi in wich country you doing this ? What's speaciality please ?

Hello, with my certification as a surgical tech, I have to do my clinicals, is there facilities that will hire still in order to help me complete the hours? Imma travel sterile tech and was looking to advance and found some sources, what do you think about it?

@@laibarehman4041 I made 70k last year taking a ton of call, so between 50k-75k a year for someone like me with years of experience

@@vanessamsl5148 USA

Hey man I’m a CST for almost 6 years now and idk why but being a male does make a difference. Very strange but true. I would suggest using your degree as CST as a stepping stone to become a PA or even a surgeon. I am choosing the former because I am getting burnt out as a tech. Good luck to you!!

Really? I'm in ultrasound. It's predominantly women but we love it when there's a man in the field

Girl don’t let that discourage you. It’s like that any case in the OR. They rely on males because a lot of females expect to be respected as a female. Show them who you are and once you prove it they will respect you. I promise. Give it time.

Dang that sucks, being treated less then is an awful thing to experience when trying to gain education. I’m glad you found a new school and kept going even when being discriminated against. Instructors and peers should be respectful to everyone and the instructor should be helping everyone learn.

U have to make everything based on ur gender

Rooting for you it feels good to be inspired🙌🏼🤗

How is everything now?

do you like being a Spd tech

@@yannibonnie actually I do it Is physically demanding and rewarding :) I enjoy what I do I know some people have joined the department and they leave after 3 months, but it’s something new every day and learning every day.

Whats the difference between spd tech and surgical tech

Same lol I’m not trying to deal with any stress or disrespectful people. I’m sensitive 😂

@@Maryoomaalfrom what I’m reading. The tech works with the surgeons and doctors in the operating room. (Handing them instruments etc)

Do IT!!!

Me too. How's it going for you if you don't mind me asking

Thanks girl!

Yes it is! Congratulations that’s so exciting

How's operation theatre technology

@@premlalcs5906 what you mean?

Can’t make any promises they are hard to film

@@LifeWithSheree I’m appreciative of all the effort you do put into it 🥹👏🏾

@@TG-cs6td i post weekly surg tech Day in the life on tiktok! You’ll like my stuff over there 🤍 lifewithsheree

@@LifeWithSheree yesss going to go follow now 😊

Good luck!!! 😊

Lol I hate when people say we just stand there and retract. Here’s a run down of what we do. Set up the room for surgery, open all the equipment and supplies and set up the sterile field, when the patient comes to the room, if there’s time you can break scrub (if you are still scrubbed in setting up that is) and introduce yourself to the patient and assist with moving the patient. When it’s time to start you scrub back in and you gown and glove all other team members, some doctors will let you drape the patient, I work at a teaching hospital so most times it’s me and the resident that drapes or the resident and med student. Once drapes are on you pass off all your cords ie bovie, suction, bipolar etc. once the Surgery starts you pass instruments, if there’s no med student then you can be the person that cuts sutures, hold retractors and help in anyway that remains in your scope of practice. Depending on the case you will need to put together certain instruments, mix cement, prepare hemostatic agents, prepare medications, you troubleshoot, and most importantly you are there to anticipate the needs of the surgeon, a good surg tech won’t just stand there, you can be the one Person that determines how well that case is gonna if you know your shit. After about 2 years you can go back to school to become a first assist which is second hand person to a surgeon you Can suture and manipule tissue etc. you can also go back to school to become an OR nurse or PA. Yes the doctors can be childish as time goes on you learn how to ignore that and how to stand up to them respectfully. If you truly want to be a surg tech you will love it.

I work at a level 1 trauma center, I certainly do not just stand there and retract lol and if you don’t work at a teaching hospital it’s just you and the surgeon and you better be ready to do ALOT!

​@@LifeWithShereeWhen you say prepare medications, do you mean you calculate dosages and administer them, or is that out of your scope of practice?

Following

First Assistants are CSTs that moved to being a CSFA. It's part of the career growth options. On top of that you can specialize in certain areas. Beyond that you can also move into being a Physician's Assistant. Also don't trust nurses opinions on non-nursing fields. They like to shit on anything that isn't nursing.

Not for me no, I have other passions I would like to pursue but other people sure have made it their final career.

Can you tell me what your other passions are ? I’m curious to know 😉

It’s not a stupid question, yes you can but according to the AST it has to be a special kind that doesn’t have petroleum I believe because it can cause breakdown on the gloves

It gets easier with time, the more you scrub the more familiar you become with procedures and instruments

You should know your instrument trays if you are 3 days in clinical then you should be familiar with the basic instrument trays for each specialty. You may not know each instrument but with time you will.

I work 4 days a few and 10 hours. This just won’t be my final career because I have other goals I would like to pursue

@@LifeWithShereewhat goals you like to pursue?

@@Icroft-pu9lg personal training / fitness

You’ll learn everyday you need to know, for clinical then you will learn surgeries and be ready for a job. No need to stress about it you have 2 years

@@LifeWithShereedang 2 years?? The hospital in my area is a learning hospital and it has a scrub tech apprentice program that’s 10 weeks of classroom time and 18 weeks form clinical sits a 7 month program if it takes 2 years but they have a 7 month program I can only imagine how brutal it must be becuase I was going to apply but now I’m not sure!

@@tonytriplett21 I assumes it’s 2 years because she said associates so I think she’s in a community college surg tech program. My program was 10 months and it was pretty overwhelming I think that’s why most places are trying to phase out those short programs. I’m glad I did 10 months because I don’t think the 2 years is necessary tbh

@@tonytriplett21 There's a difference between an associates level ST program and a non-associates level ST program. Some programs like you're talking about aren't accredited by the CAAHEP or ABHES meaning you can't become a certified surgical technologist just a surgical technician (some people also just call it a surgical technologist without certification, but technically a surgical technician is the name for it). You get less pay than those that are certified and your job options are limited (certain states are CSTs only and better, more specialized jobs are also usually CSTs only). Even if it is accredited though, I know a lot of hospitals in my area won't hire people that don't have at least their associates because you lack the background knowledge of A&P 1/2, Microbiology, & certain Surgical Tech classes (we literally spend 10 weeks on Surgical Pharmaceuticals for example) which helps a lot. You'll just lack a lot of knowledge that those with an associates come into the job already having and a lot of hospitals just don't want to deal with that.

I'm also from Kenya l am also pursuing the same course un india and going to move to usa but don't know about how to get a job on the degree l will take do l have to give a entrance or anything..

Which institution in India and how much are you paying for the program

The case cards will have what instrument set to pull, but the instruments are not labeled inside the sets. You learn as you go, but you start by becoming familiar with the basics!

God damn those are some tasty case notes though holy.

Two knife handles were loaded on the mayo and ready to go, the tubing on the back table was extra, all other tubing that was needed for the case was in the basin with the drapes on top of it… it wasn’t my set up but it was ready. You saw a small clip then jumped right on your high horse about what YOU would do.. loveeee techs like you 🫶🏾

@@LifeWithSheree...... I think I was having a bad day, I'm so sorry lol

Yes you can always try to negotiate

@@SNUPE_FOXX92 surgical techs set up and break down. We assist in surgery. We don’t typically take patients to pacu

At 24 hour hospitals we are always staffed so there’s shifts that go from 7am -7am the next day. We have 8 hour shifts as well as 10 and 12 hour shifts. There’s always a team at the 24 hour hospitals

Sometimes you have to stay with the patient until they come to get the body.

​@@LifeWithShereeThis might be a weird question, but how do you get over that creepy feeling if you have to stay with a deceased patient?

Yes! I will do an in-depth video soon

I never had an issue tbh

A bachelors isn’t required

@sham i’m thinking about dropping nursing too and becoming surge tech .. do you plan to go back to nursing ?

​@@LifeWithSheree could you give more details on your educational background to this profession to help people who are interested in this course

@@ireneofosu-barko8648 all you need is a high school diploma

They are two very different jobs, do your research and choose the one that’s best for you

No, you aren’t just seeing blood. If you have a weak stomach this field will not work for you

Surgical tech is 100% worse than what you'll see being a nurse... You're literally in the operating room with entire parts of the body cut up. If you're in trauma, you'll be seeing everything from crushed bones to people that became a smear on the road. If nursing is too much for you, there's no way you could handle being a surgical tech.

I started at $25 an hour but it depends on the city

@@LifeWithSheree sorry for asking so much questions but were you comfortable with just staff pay? Last question 😊

34 starting, but major metro area and level 1 trauma.

We assist in surgery

Looks like all you need in Texas us Highschool and HESI attended an information session today at HCC

First get into a surgical technology program at a community college. Get your associate in surgical technology then you can apply to a surgical assistant program BUT you must have the surgical tech associate degree first.

There are some surgical tech associate degree programs and certification programs you can do online but make sure they have the proper accreditation for whatever state you are going to be practicing in first! You need the surgical TECHNOLOGY certification first before you can go on to become a surgical first assistant like in the video. Its a two-step process! 1. Get surgical tech certification from associate degree or certificate program 2. apply with your surgical tech degree/certificate to a surgical first assistant program. these take about 1 year to complete! hope this helps!

@@xbabybriox VERY helpful thank you!

@@xbabybriox how difficult was your training? And the test at the very end?!

I now work in plastic surgery private and I work 4 days I make 30+ an hour

No

Oh for sure! I have a few friends that are single and they are able to pay rent and live comfortably for sure

In what state?

@@marleneortiz7053 I'm in FL.

Yes especially if you're willing to be on call extra. I know people making close to 100k a year just by being on call frequently. Then as you get more experience and if you specialize or do First Assist your pay increases. I know in my area, you get $40 to $50 an hour if you specialize in cardio. Then there's also the option of being a travel CST once you have 1 to 2 years of experience.

No

😂

Yesss

@@LifeWithSheree I just passed my NHA exam for medical assisting, my next goal is surgical tech!!

@@ummumami yes, girl that’s exactly what I did!

I love my job and I get paid well. Good luck either way nursing! 😀

Yes this is a day in my life video not a who are surgical techs video, If you want to see that you can find it on my page. Or Google…

Creep!🤮

@@sagebellic5466 Jealous. 🐒

Lmaoooo

They definitely don’t do surgery but they do a little more than clean and disinfect stuff